Bed cover clamp



BED COVER CLAMP Filed April 20, .1935

Patented Apr. 7, 1936 UNITED STATES awn PATENT iii Application April 20,

6 Claims.

This invention relates to clamping devices and more particularly to a clamp for use in holding bed covers upon the mattress.

An object of this invention is to provide a holding device which may be mounted on bed structures without changing the bed structures and which, when applied, will hold an end of the bed covers against pulling out Without injury to the covers.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved clamping or holding means of this character which is so constructed that it will not be conspicuous when in applied position being disposed at the foot of the bed in a position to grip the foot or lower end portion of the covers to thereby prevent pulling of the covers from the foot of the bed so that a person lying upon the bed and turning thereupon will not pull the covers out from the end of the bed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a clamping means of this character which is so constructed that it can be readily applied to the present construction of beds, being adjustable to different widths of beds and of such a construction that it can be readily mounted between the foot or lower end of the mattress and the foot of the bed.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described in, and in part be understood from the following detail description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation partly broken away and in section of a cover clamping means constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail end elevation of the device in applied position on a bed, the bed being shown in fragment and partly in section.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line l l of Figure 1.

45 Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral Iii designates generally the foot of a conventional bed construction having longitudinal bars or frame members i I secured to or mounted thereupon. It will, of course, be understood that the hereinafter described invention may be used with any conventional bed construction and that the structure shown in Figure 3 is only one of 1935, Serial No. 17,533

many bed structures with which the invention may be used.

In order to provide a means whereby the covers [2 which are mounted on a mattress it carried by a spring structure it, may be firmly secured at the foot of the bed, I have provided a cover clamping means including a pair of opposed clamps i5 and 56. These two clamps l5 and it are constructed of elongated material and preferably are bowed slightly in the center, as shown in Figure 2, so that suitable tension may be applied to the covers i2 when disposed between the two clamps I 5 and it. The clamps i5 and l 6 have inwardly bent upper end portions H and I8 respectively between which the covers are clamped and preferably the covers, as shown in Figure 3, are engaged at a point inwardly of the end thereof and the balance of the covers is disposed between the two clamping members it and IS. The clamping members i5 and it are hingedly secured at their lower ends to a substantially U-shaped bar 19, which bar it is clamped by means of grips or clamping members 29 to a pair of telescoping clamp supporting bars 2i and 22.

The telescoping bars 2i and 22 each have frame engaging clamps, generally designated as 23 and 24, respectively, which are adapted to engage the side bars or frame members i i of the bed structure. As shown in Figure 1, the frame clamping members 23 and 2 each have U-shaped lower portions 25, one leg of which a threaded clamping member 26 engages.

A socket 21 is carried by this one leg of the clamping member and is fixedly secured to an end of a cover clamp supporting member. The two clamps 23 and 24 are of identical construc-- tion and preferably extend outwardly of the ends of the telescoping members 2! and 22 but, if desired, these members 23 and 24 may be turned at right angles to the length of the bars 2! and 22, depending upon the character of the bed structure.

The two clamping members l5 and it are moved one relative to the other by means of an operating member 28 which is threaded through a nut29 carried by one of the clamping members and, in the present instance, by the clamping member l6. This nut 29 has alined outwardly extending trunnions 3!] engaging in bearings 3 I, secured to a face of the clamping member !5 and preferably the clamping member I6 is provided with an opening 32 so as to permit rocking movement of the nut member 29 in the opening or closing of the clamping device. The inner end of the operating member 28 is swivelly mounted, as at 33, in the inner clamping member 15 and preferably the operating member 28 is divided into two parts, with an inner part 34 carrying the threads and an outer part 35, which is hinged, as at 36, to the inner part so that when the handle 31, secured to the outer part 35, projects for a distance beyond the foot ID of the bed structure, this handle may be dropped or swung to a position closely adjacent the rear side of the foot I0. In this manner, the operating member 28 will not project unduly beyond the end of the bed when the device is applied to present bed constructions.

In the use of the cover clamping means hereinafter described, the covers [2 are applied to the mattress l3 in the usual manner with an end portion thereof projecting downwardly over the foot end of the mattress l3. At the present time, it is the procedure to fold the covers 12 beneath the mattress l3 and between this mattress and the spring M. However, during the movements of a person upon the bed structure, the covers usually pull out from between the mattress and the spring. The ends of the covers l2 are disposed between the cover clamping members l5 and I 6 which are moved into open position by turning the operating member 28.

After the covers have been inserted between the two clamping members l5 and Hi, the operating member 28 is turned to tightly clamp the covers I2 between the clamping members.

Through the use of the telescoping bars or members 2|, the clamping devices can be readily applied to beds of different widths and the clips 2i! will hold the members 2| and 22 against movement relative to each other, after the clamping members 23 and 24 have been secured to the frame of the bed.

It will be obvious also that the two clamping members l5 and 16 may be fixedly attached to bed structures where the clamping devices are applied to the bed frame at the factory. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the detachable means shown in the drawing.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:-

1. A cover clamping means for a bed comprising a pair of clamping members, operating means for said members and telescopic means secured to said members for securing the members in a position between the foot of the bed and the end of the spring and mattress mounted on the bed frame.

2. A clamping device as set forth comprising a pair of elongated clamping members having bowed intermediate portions, operating means for said clamping members, and means for mounting the members on a bed structure between the foot of the bed and the adjacent end of the spring for the bed, said latter means including bed clamping members and telescopic means secured to the bed clamping members and to said first clamping members.

3. A clamping device as set forth comprising a pair of elongated clamping members, each provided with a bowed intermediate portion and each having inwardly inclined upper end portions, a threaded operating member for said clamping members, a base bar, means for hingedly securing said base bar to the lower ends of the clamping members and means for mounting the base bar on the frame of a bed adjacent the foot thereof, said latter means including bed clamping members and telescopic means secured to the bed clamping members and to said first clamping members.

4. A clamping device as set forth comprising a pair of elongated cover clamping members, operating means for said clamping members, a base bar, means for hingedly securing the clamping members to the base bar, and detachable means secured to the base bar for detachably mounting the clamping members on the frame of a bed, said latter means including bed clamping members and telescopic means secured to the bed clamping members and to said first clamping members.

5. A clamping device as set forth comprising a pair of clamping members adapted to be dis posed between the foot of a bed and the adjacent end of a spring and mattress, operating means for said clamping members, a base bar, means for hingedly securing the clamping members to the base bar, a pair of telescoping bars, means for securing the base bar to the telescoping bars and clamping means carried by each telescoping bar to mount the device between the foot of the bed and the adjacent end of the spring and mattress.

6. A clamping device as set forth comprising a pair of elongated clamping members, operating means for said clamping members, a substantially U-shaped base bar, means for hingedly securing the clamping members to the base bar, a pair of telescoping bars, said base bar engaging about the said telescoping bars intermediate the ends thereof, means for clamping the base bar on the telescoping bars in a predetermined position and bed frame clamping means carried by each telescoping bar.

HENRY ADRIAN BESSESEN. 

